New downtown ice rink 'just a happy place'

7:03 AM,
Dec. 26, 2012

Skaters enjoy the new synthetic ice-skating rink that opened Nov. 17 in downtown Green Bay.

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A new ice-skating rink along the Fox River is drawing crowds of up to 200 people a day, showing that downtown Green Bay has something to offer wintertime outdoor enthusiasts.

"It's really created kind of a new buzz," said James Andersen, recreation superintendent for the city parks department.

City officials opened the ice rink Nov. 17 outside Hagemeister Park restaurant, 325 N. Washington St., after the rink was donated to the city by Ameriprise Financial's auto and home division in Green Bay. ...